Car moving device



y 1932- P. B. VERMILLION ET AL 1,851,070

CAR MOVING DEVICE Filed June 4, 1928 ATTORNEY Patented May 31, 1932.

DFFjI-C-E PAUL B. VERMILLION AND ADAM'CnKQONTZQDFKARSASCITY,MISS01'RIcan movmennvrcn Application filed June 4, 11922., Serial No. 282,601.

This invention relates to railway car moving devices and particularly tothe hand operated type which is positioned on the rail beneaththe carwheel and operated to force the scar wheel forward.

An ob ect of this invention 1S to provide a car moving device having abase on which is fulcrumed a lever having a roller adapted to contactwiththe periphery of the car wheel to '10 move the car as said roller isoscillated by means of a long lever arm.

A further object of the present invention is the contemplation of a carmoving device having means for preventing backward slipping beingoperated.

fFurther objects of this invention are simplicity of construction, easeof operation and durability.

the course of the detailed specification, the invention will now bedescribed wlth reference to the accompanying drawings,'wherein I "to thesurface ofthe rail .is intenmediate the"- Figure 1 is a car movingdevice embodying this invention shown in the operative position onerail.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectiontaken on line III-HI of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is an inverted plan of the base.

Similar reference characters designate like parts throughout the severalviews, and the lugs 11 in whichis mounted a bolt 12 which serves asafulcrum for the lever 13. The base 10 is provided with downwardlyprojecting portions 1 1 and 15, which are positioned respectively at thefront and rear extremities thereof.

For the purpose of preventing backward movement of the base 10 when inthe operative position, there is provided a rearwardly of tool steel andsecurely mounted in a dovetailed groove 17, formed in the lower side ofbase 10. A set screw 18, is adapted to engage tooth 16 to preventlongitudinal movement thereof.

of the device on the rail when the same is- With these general objectsin view, as well j as minor objects which will appear during.

the device and prevent ibackward movement theroperation, it has beenfound desirable numerallO designates a base having upturned 1 v type,being ,fulcr'umed intermediate its ends extending ratchet tooth 16,preferably made .Earm 20 of the lever 13 maybe made in'one runiit orintwo units, as shown. The tapered as clearly shown inFig. 2 a will henoted athat the ratchet tooth 16 extends below the plane of thedownwardly projecting portions l nand 155 so that when the baseisposi-tioned aonstop of the rail R, the tooth 16 :willcont-act '35 withsaid rail in such amanner as to prevent a backward movement of themoving device when the sameis heing'operated to move the car forward, ashereinafter described.

' :Should :anexcessiv-e weight be exerted onto the device :to cause theratchetatooth 16 to be imbed deditoo :farintothe Trail, the downward-;ly extending portion -1*5 wouldcontact the upper. surface of said railto :prevent undue acuttingthereof, and yetatrtheisameitime allow "05 theratchet 16 to ;be imbedded sufliciently to prevent anybackward movementof the de- :viceon the rail. tllhe ratchet teeth '16 may be replaced bya transversely serrated plate or any other suitable roughened surface"'10 which would permit a forward movement of thereof.

. The vertical plane of the axisof the doolt 12 downwardly extendingportion 14, and ratchet tooth 16, thereby causing 14 'and 16 to normallycarry the weight exerted on bolt 12 when the device is sop eration.However, in M "0 to vprovide the. downwardly extending portion 15 170preventanyia'ccidentalmovement of the forward end of the base 10upwardly to engage the periphery "ofzthe cam-wheel WV.

, The lever13'is of the ordinary class ifi on {the bolt 12, and halvingashortarm 19 and a. long arm 120. The shortarmfllaextends forwardly andis provided with a roller "21 which is rotatably mounted on a pin22 car-30 riedby the two arms 23 0f the bifurcated portions of arm 19. Toobviate rookingkof the base plate it-will be noted that the roller .121is positioned above and intermediate the supporting portionsof the base.The long!!! of the removal of the handle for the purpose fulcrumed onsaid base intermediate said of inserting longer or shorter handles, andturned down rtionsand a roller carried by also facilitates in thepacking of the device one end of said lever intermediate said front forshipment. To prevent undue wear of the and rear turned down portions. 5contacting parts, it is desirable to make the In testimony whereof, wehereunto afix ratchet tooth 16 and roller 21 of hardened our signatures.steel. These parts may be replaced in case of PAUL B. VERMILLION.excessive wear, thereby prolonging the use- I ADAM C- Z- fulness of thedevice. 10 In the operation of this device, the operator grasps thehandle 26 and places the base 10 on the rail R in a position as shown inFig. 1 He then presses downwardly on the handle to the position shown indotted lines so that the roller 21 is moved in an arc about the bolt 12,and the roller 21 contacts with the periphery of the wheel W, therebyforcing the wheel forward. The operator then raises the handle 26andmoves the device forward until it 5.1 is again in the operativeposition, with the roller 21 contacting with the periphery of the wheelW and the operation is repeated, until the car has been moved to itsdesired destination.

We do not limit this invention to the structure shown and described, asmany modifications may be made within the scope of the appendedclaimswithout departing from the spirit thereof. I

4.1 What is claimed as new anddesired to be I secured by Letters Patentis:

1. A raiiwaycar moving device comprising a base havin spaced apart frontand rear downturned earing portions, a tooth carried by said baseintermediate said down A turned portions extending below the lower planeof said down turned portions, a lever of the first class pivotallyfulcrumed on said base intermediate said down turned portions, a rollercarried by one end of said lever posi tioned entirely intermediate saidfront and rear bearing portions.

2. A railway car moving device comprising a base having a narrowed frontportion, spaced apart front and rear down turned bearing portions, arearwardly extending transverse tooth carried by said base intermediatesaid down turned portions having its lower portion extending below thelower 5 plane of said down turned portion,a lever of the first classpivotally fulcrumed on said base intermediate said down turned portionsand a roller carried by'one end of said lever intermediate said frontand rear bearing portions.

3. A railway car moving device comprising a base having a relativelynarrow front portion, a turned down portion at the front end of saidnarrowed portion, a turned down 3 portion at the rear of said baseportion, a

rearwardly inclined tooth mounted in said base member intermediate saidturned down portions and extending entirely thereacross below the lowerplane of said turned down no portions, a lever of the first classpivotally

